Entity Framework versus Spark

I propose Spark 4.5 framework to my senior developer. He is not quite convinced.

There are two main reasons

1/ lack of user support for Spark framework compared to MS Entity Framework

2/ use raw SQL in SPARK (error will not be caught at compile time) compare to LINQ - Entity which is strongly-typed

3/ Performance improvement, how can we prove this?

Please see his review below. Please provide some comments if you can

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1. From DOFactory their website:

Does PRO Spark replace Entity Framework?

Yes, it does. We believe that PRO Spark is better suited to building applications that are faster and better.

Unlike the Entity Framework, Spark is easy to learn, light-weight, extremely fast, and you are always 100% in control of the SQL that executes on the database. Get ready to be impressed with the performance of your applications!

the obvious benefit is you get compile time errors instead of runtime errors when db schema changes.

3. To recap, I really see no benefits to using a third party tool like Spark with a small user base, proprietary code, dependent on a single manufacturer and giving up on the well supported microsoft ef.

Looking at the 'tool generated' project ( 2.Art.Domain) i see no extra value compared to what ef would provide.